Matthew 27:8

Matthew 27:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
• New International Version (NIV)That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

Context of Matthew 27:8

6And the chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood. 7And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. 9Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priced, whom certain of the children of Israel did price; 10and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me.

Matthew 27:8 word by word

διὸ ἐκλήθη ὁ ἀγρὸς ἐκεῖνος ἀγρὸς αἵματος ἕως τῆς σήμερον.¶Read the interlinear

• fieldἀγρόςagros · fieldG68
• calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• fieldἀγρόςagros · Field (of blood)G68
• bloodαἷμαaima · (Field of) BloodG129
• dayσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594

Cross-references for Matthew 27:8

• Acts 1:19And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch that in their language that field was called Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)
• Matthew 28:15So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continueth until this day.
• Deuteronomy 34:6And he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
• Joshua 4:9And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests that bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.
• Judges 1:26And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.
• 2 Chronicles 5:9And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without: and there it is unto this day.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The field of blood - In vain do the wicked attempt to conceal themselves; God makes them instrumental in discovering their own wickedness. Judas, by returning the money, and the priests, by laying it out, raise to themselves an eternal monument - the one of his treachery, the others of their perfidiousness, and both of the innocence of Jesus Christ. As, long as the Jewish polity continued, it might be said, "This is the field that was bought from the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The field of blood - The field purchased by the price of blood. The name by which this field was called was “Aceldama,” Acts 1:19. It was just without the walls of Jerusalem, on the south of Mount Zion. It is now used as a burying-place by the Armenian Christians in Jerusalem, who have a magnificent convent on Mount Zion - Missionary Herald, 1824, p. 66. See the plan of Jerusalem. To this day - That is, to the day when Matthew wrote this gospel, about 30…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Field of Blood: This is another way of describing a cemetery (compare Acts 1:18–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-10Mr 15:1; Lu 23:1; Joh 18:28). Jesus Led Away to Pilate (Mt 27:1, 2). For the exposition of this portion, see on Joh 18:28, &c. Remorse and Suicide of Judas (Mt 27:3-10). This portion is peculiar to Matthew. On the progress of guilt in the traitor, see on Mr 14:1-11; Joh 13:21-30. 3. Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned--The condemnation, even though not unexpected, might well fill him with horror. But perhaps this unhappy…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:8

• Aceldama
• Bribery
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judas (Jude)
• Pottery

In the dictionaries

• Accusation
• Aceldama
• Notable
• Plat
• Potters field
• Seal
• Wag
• Watch
• Wont
• Jannes and Jambres

Commentaries on Matthew 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings